to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
and then; and so; and; so then
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)
to shake off; to throw off
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to pull in (fish); to land
in the meanwhile; during the time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission